by Barbaree | Feb 20, 2012 | Past Training
As part of GeoTech we would like to have students visit with some of the colleges that offer great programs in science and technology. Representatives from seven of these colleges will be available on Saturday, March 3, 2012: Texas A&M; University of Texas San...
by Barbaree | Feb 17, 2012 | Apps We Love, Free Resources, Our Blog
E. O. Wilson’s Life on Earth is a new digital biology textbook for high school students now under development by the E. O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation. This ipad app download includes a preview of the book and a sample chapter—“Introduction to Ecology\” —that...
by Barbaree | Feb 17, 2012 | Past Training
This year we have two opportunities for our families, alumni, and friends to join us for the acclaimed GeoTech Speaker series. On Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in Bishop Dunne\’s library, we invite our community to a wine and cheese reception to...
by Barbaree | Feb 16, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog, SEVEN
We\’re sharing a bonus SEVEN resource today! The USGS Uses Landsat data to track trends in key resources. Expanding demand from a growing world population — now numbered at more than 7 billion — exerts unprecedented pressure on global resources, especially...
by Barbaree | Feb 15, 2012 | Current Training, GIS Happenings
We are blessed to have not one but TWO amazing featured lecturers booked for GeoTech 2012! GeoTech is less than a month away! Don\’t miss this amazing opportunity to connect with our amazing line up of speakers! {click here for registration info} A dynamic young...
by Barbaree | Feb 15, 2012 | Cougar's Corner, Our Blog
Looking for a new way to connect with your students? National Geographic has created a downloadable and printable mini graphic novel to introduce the concept to students. If your kids are a comic book crowd, this might be just the piece to spark their interest. Plus,...
by Barbaree | Feb 14, 2012 | Cougar's Corner, crafts
We decided to do our \”Made from a Map\” feature a day early, since we wanted to share a heart inspired map project in honor of Valentines Day! We ran across this creative tutorial on apartment therapy, who originally saw it on Pinterest. For those of us...
by Barbaree | Feb 13, 2012 | Free Resources, GISetc Video Lessons, Our Blog
Digital maps and online mapping tools are critical to understand authors mindsets, elements of plot and character development. We are excited to provide more free resources to help your students succeed. Our resident English teacher,Barbaree Duke, will be featured...
by Barbaree | Feb 12, 2012 | Past Training
Students attending the GeoTech Safari hosted by Bishop Dunne will be exploring Africa in a big way — with the world’s largest map of the continent. The map, measuring 35 feet by 26 feet is designed as a geo-game board to introduce students to the power of maps and the...
by Barbaree | Feb 10, 2012 | Apps We Love, Our Blog
We\’re wrapping up our mini volcano week with a lava hot app. This one is a great source of information, activities and games geared for students all about volcanoes! Encyclopedia Britannica Kids Volcanoes provides wonderful content in a friendly and educational...
by Barbaree | Feb 9, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
We\’re having a volcanic theme this week in honor of our planet\’s lewest land mass (see yesterday\’s post). WIRED SCIENCE has put together a stunning collection of geological volcano maps that will take your breath away! Spend time with each of...
by Barbaree | Feb 8, 2012 | Free Resources, GIS Happenings, Our Blog
NASA reports a new island is forming in the Red Sea. About 60 kilometers (40 miles) from the coast of Yemen, an undersea eruption began in mid-December 2011. Local fishermen reported an eruption near the island of Saba, while satellites captured a white plume rising...
by Barbaree | Feb 7, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog, SEVEN
Gapminder is a non-profit venture – a modern “museum” on the Internet – promoting sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Gapminder utilizes Trendalyzer software, which seeks to unveil the beauty of...
by Barbaree | Feb 6, 2012 | Free Resources, GISetc Video Lessons, Our Blog
Digital maps and online mapping tools are critical to understand authors mindsets, elements of plot and character development. We are excited to provide more free resources to help your students succeed. Our resident English teacher,Barbaree Duke, will be featured...
by Barbaree | Feb 3, 2012 | Apps We Love, Free Resources, Our Blog
This powerful tool from ESRI allows you to achieve a greater understanding of how local environments affect health. My Place History is a way to link public health information with personal environmental experience. Utilize geomedicine, a modern framework for bringing...
by Barbaree | Feb 2, 2012 | GIS Happenings, Our Blog
Texas\’ redistricting is getting controversial. The redrawing of the maps deliniating the the voter districts in Texas is being untangled by the U.S. Supreme Court. If they cannot reach a timely decision, the Texas state primary could be pushed back, which has...
by Barbaree | Feb 1, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
HealthLandscape is an interactive web-based mapping tool that allows health professionals, policy makers, academic researchers, and planners to combine, analyze and display information in ways that promote better understanding of health and the forces that affect it....
by Barbaree | Jan 31, 2012 | Free Resources, Newsletter Archives, Our Blog
We published our November Resource Broadcast today, summarizing our free resources, product releases and lots of GeoSpatial fun. Click here or scan and follow the qr code off your mobile device to view our broadcast. Click here to subscribe to our broadcast...
by Barbaree | Jan 31, 2012 | Cougar's Corner, Free Resources, Our Blog
If you\’ve never done an online virtual jigsaw puzzle before, you\’re in for a real treat! Click here to enjoy dozens of beautiful, data rich puzzles from National Geographic.
by Barbaree | Jan 30, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
This video shows all edits made to the OpenStreetMap project in 2011. OpenStreetMap is a free geographic database that anyone can edit; it\’s like the wikipedia of mapping data. This animation shows all additions and modifications of nodes (white flashes) and...
